hi,

I want to grow hazel, for both nuts, and maybe ultimately coppicing

So what variety do I need? and do hazelnuts grow on new or old wood? (
A
consideration when coppicing and trying to maintain a harvest! )

Dan

I suspect that if you either grow for coppicing or for the nuts, I
don't think you can do both as they do fruit on old wood. Not sure of
the variety, but it may well depend on which part of the UK you are.

Mike

"Connor T" wrote in message
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hi,

I want to grow hazel, for both nuts, and maybe ultimately coppicing

So what variety do I need? and do hazelnuts grow on new or old wood? (
A
consideration when coppicing and trying to maintain a harvest! )

Dan

I've heard, but not tried, the best crop is on 3-4 year old wood, after
coppicing.

Ok, thats interesting to know, of all the stuff i've grown, i've found
hazelnuts the hardest to find information on!

So any ideas on suppliers? Will you get some sort of small crop in the
first couple of years?

"Connor T" wrote in message
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Ok, thats interesting to know, of all the stuff i've grown, i've found
hazelnuts the hardest to find information on!

So any ideas on suppliers? Will you get some sort of small crop in the
first couple of years?


IIRC, the hazelnut or cobnut is corylus avellana. The filbert is corylus
maxima. As far as I know they both taste about the same but on the filbert
the bit around the nut covers it completely. I;ve got corylus maxima
purpurea which is very attractive as a small tree when the sun shines
through the leaves but my harvest has been poor so far in the first two
years. The nuts taste very nice if you harvest them early.

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